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enormous pressure from strong friendsofisraelfromstrong friends from other allies in that region. not to go fast. i think that was a factor that was not publicized but was very real. and i sense today in his moment. >> the fear being -- >> that the chaos and the important role that egypt has played inician real, on its border, as it is recognizing jimmy carter, the camp david agreements but in addition to that, jim, i think that there was a sense of exhilaration today in the president, almost liberation. the nuances and calibrated, calculated statements. it was really a celebration on his part. and the statement to the people of egypt. >> i just hope he persuaded himself and he embraces that policy from here on out. >> david, mark, thank you both. >> woodruff: finally tonight, teacher-driven success stories in the classroom. that's the focus of tonight's edition of the pbs program "need to know." this excerpt tells the story of an academic transformation that began with a gym teacher. the correspondent is jon meacham. within start. >> reporter: at namerville central, a pub

enormous pressure from strong friends of israel from strong friends from other allies in that region. not to go fast. i think that was a factor that was not publicized but was very real. and i sense today in his moment. >> the fear being -- >> that the chaos and the important role that egypt has played inician real, on its border, as it is recognizing jimmy carter, the camp david agreements but in addition to that, jim, i think that there was a sense of exhilaration today in the...

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. >> ifill: what about people in other countries traditional allies,likeisrael, whereyou seg jested that foreign aid be cut there as well. >> i suggested all foreign aid should be cut. it's interesting that about 70% of the american people agree with me. i put it in terms like this. does it make any sense for me to borrow money from china to give it to egypt? or does it make any sense to give money to corrupt leaders who steal their people's money? my dad likes to say we take it from poor people in america to give it to rich people in third world countries. look at mugabi they have stolen from their people. they don't have running water and electricity but they have vast wealth and diamonds and rubys and gold. we send money to try to help people in africa but it's stolen right off the top by the leaders. that's not to say there aren't good things you can do. >> ifill: in countries like israel? >> i'd say there's probably a lot less corruption. there's waste when you give to government across the board but probably less corruption in some of the other countries. but it's still a question

. >> ifill: what about people in other countries traditional allies, like israel, where you seg jested that foreign aid be cut there as well. >> i suggested all foreign aid should be cut. it's interesting that about 70% of the american people agree with me. i put it in terms like this. does it make any sense for me to borrow money from china to give it to egypt? or does it make any sense to give money to corrupt leaders who steal their people's money? my dad likes to say we take it...

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day. here's hari sreenivasan. >>reporter:israelwarnedtoday that iran is about to send two warships through the suez canal to syria. it is the first time that has happened since iran's revolution in 1979. the israeli foreign minister called it a provocation, and he said israel cannot ignore such acts forever. the egyptian body that oversees the suez canal denied the israeli claim. republicans in the u.s. house forged ahead with plans for major spending cuts today in the wake of a veto threat. they've proposed a reduction of $61 billion in the current fiscal year from law enforcement to education programs. at the white house, the new press secretary, jay carney, stopped short of repeating yesterday's veto warning. >> the president has made clear that he doesn't... we cannot support arbitrary or irresponsible or deep cuts that undermine our ability to grow the economy or create jobs in the future or harm our national security or other essential functions of government. >> reporter: the house is expected to vote on the spending cuts tomorrow, but the bill will face tough going in the d

day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> reporter: israel warned today that iran is about to send two warships through the suez canal to syria. it is the first time that has happened since iran's revolution in 1979. the israeli foreign minister called it a provocation, and he said israel cannot ignore such acts forever. the egyptian body that oversees the suez canal denied the israeli claim. republicans in the u.s. house forged ahead with plans for major spending cuts today in the wake of a veto...

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efforts to restart peace talksbetweenisraelandthe palestinians. four major banks that operate in ivory coast have been seized by president laurent gbagbo. the west african leader refused to step down after losing last november's election. he said today the four banks, including citibank, acted illegally when they halted operations this week. the banks hold almost all of the accounts for civil servants in ivory coast. wall street ended the week with another advance. the dow jones industrial average gained 73 points to close at 12,391. the nasdaq rose two points to close near 2,834. for the week, both the dow and the nasdaq gained about 1%. another senate democrat is calling it a career. senator jeff bingaman of new mexico said today he will not be seeking a fifth term in 2012. bingaman is the sixth senator to announce plans to retire, including three democrats, one independent democrat, and two republicans. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jim. >> lehrer: troops in bahrain opened fire today on crowds of protesters who defied a ban on demonstrations. hospital

efforts to restart peace talks between israel and the palestinians. four major banks that operate in ivory coast have been seized by president laurent gbagbo. the west african leader refused to step down after losing last november's election. he said today the four banks, including citibank, acted illegally when they halted operations this week. the banks hold almost all of the accounts for civil servants in ivory coast. wall street ended the week with another advance. the dow jones industrial...

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pictures and information were still getting out. we begin with this report fromsimonisraelofindependent television news. >> reporter: the protests have spread. on the streets in colonel gadhafi's backyard, the capital tripoli, demonstrators have had to run for their lives. they've been met with armed resistance. these pictures have evaded the state's internet crackdown. dozens are said to have been killed. last night the regime was defiant. one of gadhafi's sons went on television to proclaim they would fight until the last man standing. a warning of doom. >> there will be civil war. we will go back to the civil war of 1936. we will kill each other in the streets. libya is not egypt or tunisia. libya has oil which has unified libya. >> reporter: but not for much longer. if reports emerging from the north african country are to be believed gadhafi has fled. there has been no sighting of him since he appeared on state tv in a choreographed display of popularity. protestors are said to have taken control of at least half a dozen main towns surrounding tripoli. in response, mili

pictures and information were still getting out. we begin with this report from simon israel of independent television news. >> reporter: the protests have spread. on the streets in colonel gadhafi's backyard, the capital tripoli, demonstrators have had to run for their lives. they've been met with armed resistance. these pictures have evaded the state's internet crackdown. dozens are said to have been killed. last night the regime was defiant. one of gadhafi's sons went on television to...

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training mission offsyria.israelcriticizedthe move as part of an iranian bid for control of the middle east. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: we turn now to the killings today of the four americans who were taken hostage by somali pirates last week. according to the u.s. military, american warships were trailing the hijacked yacht in waters between yemen and somalia when they heard gunfire. u.s. forces boarded the vessel, and found the owners, scott and jean adam, and their two passengers, phyllis macay and bob riggle. they'd been shot by the pirates. it was the first time americans died in the recent wave of hijackings off somalia. in washington, secretary of state clinton condemned the killings. . >> this deplorable act by the pirates that stall being vessels in the waters off of somalia firmly underscores the need for the international community to act more decisively together. we've got to have a more effective approach to maintaining security. >> ifill: for more, we turn to martin murphy, a visiting fellow at the corbett centre for mar

training mission off syria. israel criticized the move as part of an iranian bid for control of the middle east. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: we turn now to the killings today of the four americans who were taken hostage by somali pirates last week. according to the u.s. military, american warships were trailing the hijacked yacht in waters between yemen and somalia when they heard gunfire. u.s. forces boarded the vessel, and found the owners,...

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communities, the shiites are afraid oftheisraelandthe us. the druze community is afraid of everybody. >> woodruff: and jeffrey brown talks to author joyce carol oates about her new memoir, "a widow's story." >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> they're the ones that help drive growth. >> like electricians, mechanics, carpenters. >> they strengthen our communities. >> every year, chevron spends billions with small businesses. that goes right to the heart of local communities, providing jobs, keeping people at work. they depend on us. >> the economy depends on them. >> and we depend on them. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pb

communities, the shiites are afraid of the israel and the us. the druze community is afraid of everybody. >> woodruff: and jeffrey brown talks to author joyce carol oates about her new memoir, "a widow's story." >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> they're the ones that help drive...